The long wait was over yesterday morning after a trip to the local farmers market. In the paper this morning it said that there are now 7,864 farmers markets across the United States, a growth of 9.6% over last year and far exceeding the 1,744 back in 1994. What a great trend! We've loved the farmers markets in our backyards from the Pike Place Market in Seattle, to the Bloomington Farmers Market in Bloomington, Indiana, to the St. Philips Market in Tucson, Arizona to now the West Nashville Farmers Market in Nashville, Tennessee.
The farmers market made our decisions and here is what we ended up with...
Watermelon Mint Margaritas with Chips, Salsa and Fresh Guacamole (watermelon, cucumber and jalapenos from the market, mint from our small container garden)
Mini Quesadillas - 2 varieties: 1) Roasted Corn, Negro Chilies, Goat Cheese, Garlic Chives; 2) Manchego and Chorizo. The corn was from the market and fresh negro chilies and garlic chives were from our container garden (chilies were grown from seed bought at Native Seeds/SEARCH).
Classic Andalusian Gazpacho (tomatoes, cucumber, and green peppers from the market)
Puerco Pibil and Cilantro Rice (tomatoes and anaheim chilies from the market)
Jicama and Red Pepper Slaw with Cumin-Orange Dressing (red and green peppers, red cabbage from the market)
Oaxacan Chocolate Pot du Creme (made with Xocolatl chocolate picked up at the Tucson farmers market earlier in the year)
What makes a great meal, though, are the guests and we are lucky in having wonderful friends to share our evenings with. Thank you!
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